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New Baby Turtle, New 80 Gallon Tank!
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:27 pmby GPRenegade
New 80 gallon tank, New 1 Inch Turtle named Kachhua.
H&K Bonding...
Helmholtz Hiding...
Basking... (Almost the size of the penny next to him.)
Retreating...
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:52 pmby friscogiants
very nice setup
that first picture is very nice
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:31 pmby missibsu
Those are nice pictures. Do you have any of the whole set up, or is it like the older one, just bigger?
You will want to be careful of the size difference between the two. Sometimes bigger turtles can unknowingly harm the smaller ones. It's also good to quarantine new turtles for at least 90 days, just in case they may be sick and hiding their symptoms.
He's adorable!
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:47 pmby GPRenegade
I've added a lot... a second filter, water heater, more places to hide, plants... I'll post more pictures later.
I've already noticed some bullying and I'm going to seperate a section of the tank from the rest so it can feel safer.
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:14 pmby SpotsMama
Beautiful pictures! I love that last one!
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:16 amby Hoooneylynn
Very nice pics, you should enter the second one in the contest, its an absolutely BEAUTIFUL picture! Did you enhance or anything? It looks frickin awesome!
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:19 amby GPRenegade
No Enhancing... I only cropped the last one.
How do you enter into the contest?
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:34 amby flutterby
Yeah they're both cute BUT... I agree with Missi 100%, Its not a good idea to have a small turtle in with a larger turtle. They can accidentally drown or hurt the smaller one. Plus you should have quarantined the new turtle for 60-90 days because of diseases and parasites that it could pass on to the other turtle.
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:36 pmby Hoooneylynn
I'm not sure how to enter it, I just joined this forum... Can someone else help her enter it?
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:16 pmby missibsu
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:19 pmby CountryGirl68
I'd enter the first pic in the contest! That is adorable. It reminds me of a song my husband has by Vanity Fare "Hitchin a Ride".
(Now I'll never get that tune outta my head!!)
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:39 pmby lotsofpets
So that's who sang that song! Someone gave me a CD with that song on it, but I had no idea who sang it. Anyway, really nice pictures, I agree that you should enter them into the photo contest.
I think I would be worried about your bigger turtle (and maybe the smaller one too) possibly eating the gravel and becoming inpacted though.
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:39 pmby GPRenegade
Hoooneylynn wrote:I'm not sure how to enter it, I just joined this forum... Can someone else help her enter it?
She is a He. =P
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:47 pmby Hoooneylynn
sorry GPR, didnt mean to call you a "she"... I was a photographer for years, and I know a great picture when I see one! I love it!
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:53 pmby GPRenegade
Haha... no problem.